scholarly journals Influence of Freezing-Thawing Cycles on the Glycemic Index of the Iraqi White Bread after Oral Ingestion

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Zainab Saad Abdulrahman ◽  
Ahmed Alaa Shakir ◽  
Gring Kadir Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
White Bread ◽  
Glycemic Response ◽  
Freezing And Thawing ◽  
Glucose Response ◽  
Overnight Fasting ◽  
Fresh Bread ◽  
Freezing And Thawing Cycles ◽  
The Impact

Background: The quality of bread depends not only on the quality of its ingredients, proper techniques during preparation, and storage also played a role in the rate of staling. Aims: The present study aims to investigate the impact of freezing and thawing on the glycemic response of Iraqi local white bread. Methods: In this prospective cross-over study, twelve healthy subjects (seven males, five females), aged 21–53 years, were recruited from Al-Rafidain University Campus and the local community. After overnight fasting, commercial Iraqi local white bread (200 g) was administered as fresh bread, following 1-week or 2-week freezing and thawing. Peak glucose response, 2 hr incremental area under the glucose response curve (AUC0-120) was evaluated as an outcome. Results: The different freezing and thawing conditions resulted in lower blood glucose AUC values compared to fresh white bread. In particular, compared to the fresh bread (AUC 14176±1134 mg min/dl), AUC was significantly lower when the bread was 1-week frozen and thawed (13205±660 mg min/dl, P<0.01), or 2-week frozen and thawed (12828±642 mg min/dl, P<0.01). Meanwhile, compared to the 1-week frozen bread, the 2-week freezing cycle did not produce a significantly lower AUC value. Conclusion: One or two freezing and thawing cycles decreased the glycemic response of the fresh Iraqi local white bread in healthy non-obese volunteers.

scholarly journals The Acute Impact of Ingestion of Sourdough and Whole-Grain Breads on Blood Glucose, Insulin, and Incretins in Overweight and Obese Men

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Mofidi ◽  
Zachary M. Ferraro ◽  
Katherine A. Stewart ◽  
Hilary M. F. Tulk ◽  
Lindsay E. Robinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Glucose Homeostasis ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Glycemic Response ◽  
Whole Grain ◽  
Glucose Response ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Randomized Crossover Study

Consumption of whole-grain and sourdough breads is associated with improved glucose homeostasis. We examined the impact of commercial breads on biomarkers of glucose homeostasis in subjects at risk for glucose intolerance. In a randomized, crossover study, overweight or obese males ingested 11-grain, sprouted-grain, 12-grain, sourdough, or white bread on different occasions, matched for available carbohydrate (50 g) in part 1 (n=12) and bread mass (107 g) in part 2 (n=11), and blood glucose, insulin and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) were determined for 3 h. In part 1, glucose response for sprouted-grain was lower than 11-grain, sourdough, and white breads. Insulin area under the curve (AUC) for sourdough and white was lower than 11-grain and sprouted-grain breads. GLP-1 response to sourdough was lower than all breads. In part 2, glucose and insulin AUC for sourdough was greater than 11-grain, sprouted-grain, and 12-grain breads. Sprouted-grain bread improved glycemia by lowering glucose response and increasing GLP-1 response. In overweight and obese men, the glycemic response to sprouted grain bread was reduced in both parts 1 and 2 while the other whole-grain test breads did not improve metabolic responses in the acute postprandial state.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF PILGRIMAGE TOURISM TO THE SHEIKH QURO’S TOMB KARAWANG ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Nungky Puspita ◽  
I Made Adhi Gunadi ◽  
Lita Nuradawiah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Tourism Impact ◽  
Local Society ◽  
Pilgrimage Tourism ◽  
The Impact

Pilgrimage tour of Syekh Quro is the religious tour in Karawang located in Pulobata, Pulokalapa village, Lemahabang Wadas district, Karawang regency, West Java Province. This reseach is aimed to identify the impact of the religious tour activity of Syekh Quro’s Tomb toward local society quality of life. The research method used in this research is descriptiv qualitative. The finding showed that the tourism impact toward local society quality of life clarify that pilgrimage tourism give positive impact on Pulobata communities. These positive impacts are seen on the aspects of material wellbeing, community wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, and health and safety wellbeing.

scholarly journals DINAMIKA KONFLIK MASYARAKAT DAN PEMERINTAH TERHADAP DAMPAK PERTAMBANGAN BATU BARA DI KOTA SAMARINDA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-223
Author(s):  
Sry Reski Mulka
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
City Government ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

With the availability of mineral resources in the form of coal in the city of Samarinda, it is an advantage for the city government in increasing regional income in the form of taxes and royalties, but with the existence of coal mining activities that have obtained an operating permit from the Samarinda City Government, it has triggered a conflict between the Samarinda City Government. with the local community. This conflict-related relationship cannot be separated from the ecological impacts caused by coal mining activities, in which the government has no commitment to maintaining the quality of the community's environment. In this study, the author wants to analyze how the dynamics of the conflict that occurs between civil society and the Samarinda City Government related to coal mining activities in Samarinda City. In the preparation of this study the authors used qualitative methods. he result of the research is that there is public distrust of the Derah Government in establishing relationships, in the aspect of negotiating the principle that there are differences in views between the government and residents regarding land management, and the needs of residents who are hindered due to the impact of coal mining.

THE IMPACT OF GENTRIFICATION ON LOCAL URBAN HERITAGE IDENTITY IN OLD QUARTER, MELAKA HERITAGE CITY

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raja Norashekin Raja Othman
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Development Economic ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Urban Heritage ◽  
The Impact

Gentrification represents a new trend of development towards the new forms of socio-spatial divisions of the city centre. It also restores the quality of urban development and life of the local community. However, there are various issues arising from this developmental process. These issues have been identified as the demand for physical development, economic worth and sociological evaluation of the community, which have an effect on the local identity of the study area. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify the impact of gentrification on the local urban heritage identity in the heritage city of Melaka. The study takes a quantitative research approach. This study also shows the positive and negative impacts to the local communities, and these effects may differ with other cities. The study evaluates the impact on the socio-culture and spatial structure in this area. Hence, recommendations of this paper place emphasis on the involvement of the local community in determining the direction of development. Apart from that, safeguarding the local intangible cultural heritage value in the urban development process should also be emphasised as it is intended to respect and protect the rights of the local community while creating a balanced development without compromising quality of cultural heritage assets of the historic city.

Community Perceptions on the Impacts of Art Festivals on Overall Quality of Life, A case study of the Innibos National Arts Festival, South Africa

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathilda van Niekerk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Arts Festival ◽  
The Guardian ◽  
The Impact

Art festivals have witnessed a boom in the past few years; with new festivals proliferating that cater to every taste and region, in what has become a vital source of revenue and publicity for cities and artists (Eventbrite, 2014; Relaxnews, 2015). The ideal arts festival represents a carefully crafted mixture of artists, a variety in its programming, being visually spectacular, and also meeting its social objectives (The Guardian, 2015). Art festivals in general are important for many reasons, some of which are to grow the regional and local economies, to promote the specific destination, to contribute to the livelihood of the artists and the local community, displaying different forms of art and to create specific images of the destinations. An art festival should therefore not only exist or take place; it should make some form of contribution to its stakeholders (Getz and Andersson 2010). When art festivals are, therefore, hosted in a specific area the lives of the local community become affected by it either in a positive or in a negative way. Art festivals have various impacts (socio-cultural, environmental, political and economic) on stakeholders, and on one of the most important stakeholders, that is, the local community. For years festival impact studies have mainly focused on the economic, environmental and socio-cultural impact of festivals on the local community, but a limited number of researchers have conducted studies to measure the impact of art festivals on the overall quality of life of the community members and the community as a whole. In order to do this, it is important to look at which socio-demographic variables influence the quality of life of the community and its members.

scholarly journals Stability and Reproducibility Underscore Utility of RT-QuIC for Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 1896-1904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cramm ◽  
Matthias Schmitz ◽  
André Karch ◽  
Eva Mitrova ◽  
Franziska Kuhn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prion Diseases ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Storage Condition ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Freezing And Thawing ◽  
Perfect Agreement ◽  
Long Term Storage ◽  
Kappa Value ◽  
Freezing And Thawing Cycles ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) allows the amplification of miniscule amounts of scrapie prion protein (PrPSc). Recent studies applied the RT-QuIC methodology to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for diagnosing human prion diseases. However, to date, there has not been a formal multi-centre assessment of the reproducibility, validity and stability of RT-QuIC in this context, an indispensable step for establishment as a diagnostic test in clinical practice. In the present study, we analysed CSF from 110 prion disease patients and 400 control patients using the RT-QuIC method under various conditions. In addition, “blinded” ring trials between different participating sites were performed to estimate reproducibility. Using the previously established cut-off of 10,000 relative fluorescence units (rfu), we obtained a sensitivity of 85 % and a specificity of 99 %. The multi-centre inter-laboratory reproducibility of RT-QuIC revealed a Fleiss’ kappa value of 0.83 (95 % CI: 0.40–1.00) indicating an almost perfect agreement. Moreover, we investigated the impact of short-term CSF storage at different temperatures, long-term storage, repeated freezing and thawing cycles and the contamination of CSF with blood on the RT-QuIC seeding response. Our data indicated that the PrPSc seed in CSF is stable to any type of storage condition but sensitive to contaminations with blood (>1250 erythrocytes/μL), which results in a false negative RT-QuIC response. Fresh blood-contaminated samples (3 days) can be rescued by removal of erythrocytes. The present study underlines the reproducibility and high stability of RT-QuIC across various CSF storage conditions with a remarkable sensitivity and specificity, suggesting RT-QuIC as an innovative and robust diagnostic method.

scholarly journals Impact of Tourism Development on the Quality of Life: A case study of Perhentian Island, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-37
Author(s):  
Aleff Omar Shah Nordin ◽  
Fathilah Ismail ◽  
Nurain Yasmin Mohd Jamal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this research was to identify the perceptions of the local community toward tourism development impacts on Perhentian Island. Specifically, the research examined the local community’s perceptions of socio-cultural impacts, economic impacts, and environmental impacts of tourism development. The research also examined the relationship between the impacts of tourism development on the local community’s quality of life (QOL). This research was conducted using a quantitative approach by obtaining responses from 272 local community respondents on Perhentian Island. A household survey based on purposive sampling techniques was conducted to select a suitable sample. The findings of the study revealed that the positive impacts of tourism development outweighed the negative impact. Based on local community perceptions, they believed that tourism development improved their quality of life. This study also finds the impact of social-cultural benefit, economic benefits, economic cost, and environmental benefits have a significant relationship with quality of life. However, there is a negative relationship between the impact of social-cultural cost and environment cost on the quality of life. The findings of this study are important for planners and developers in planning strategic and sustainable tourism development on tourism destinations.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF GENTRIFICATION ON LOCAL URBAN HERITAGE IDENTITY IN OLD QUARTER, MELAKA HERITAGE CITY

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raja Norashekin Raja Othman
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Development Economic ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Urban Heritage ◽  
The Impact

Gentrification represents a new trend of development towards the new forms of socio-spatial divisions of the city centre. It also restores the quality of urban development and life of the local community. However, there are various issues arising from this developmental process. These issues have been identified as the demand for physical development, economic worth and sociological evaluation of the community, which have an effect on the local identity of the study area. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify the impact of gentrification on the local urban heritage identity in the heritage city of Melaka. The study takes a quantitative research approach. This study also shows the positive and negative impacts to the local communities, and these effects may differ with other cities. The study evaluates the impact on the socio-culture and spatial structure in this area. Hence, recommendations of this paper place emphasis on the involvement of the local community in determining the direction of development. Apart from that, safeguarding the local intangible cultural heritage value in the urban development process should also be emphasised as it is intended to respect and protect the rights of the local community while creating a balanced development without compromising quality of cultural heritage assets of the historic city.

scholarly journals Unused cars in Wroclaw – in terms of using city space

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (20) ◽  
pp. 153-169
Author(s):  
Anna Szulc
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Spatial Order ◽  
City Space ◽  
Municipal Police ◽  
The Impact

Excessive traffic and the insufficient number of parking spaces pose a challenge for the authorities of large urban centres, which is why it is important to effectively use the infrastructure resources. An example of actions that reduce efficiency regards unused cars in public parking. The discussed problem should be considered in the context of the impact on spatial order, and the phenomenon of misappropriation of public space. This article analyses Mobility Policy of the City of Wroclaw and data on the intervention of the Municipal Police of Wroclaw regarding the disposal of unused vehicles according to article 50a and 130a of Road Traffic Law. An integral part of the article is a survey examining the opinions of the local community. Unused cars have a negative impact on the quality of space and life of residents, which is manifested by a decrease in the efficiency of transport infrastructure, degradation of green areas, appropriation of public space and disturbance of spatial order

scholarly journals Measuring Local Well-being

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip S. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Short Article ◽  
The Impact

The Local Government (Community Well-being) Amendment Bill is designed to provide local authorities with greater legal freedom to make investments that will raise the well-being of their local community. The legislation is predicated on the assumption that people’s well-being is influenced by their local context. In order to identify the influence of changes in context generated by local investments, it is necessary to recognise that individuals differ in many ways and that the impact of any given investment can vary substantially from one person to the next. Indicators based on collections of individuals miss much of that variation. It is also necessary to recognise the variety of ways well-being can be measured. This short article raises both these issues by exploring three measures of well-being currently available on the 2018 Quality of Life survey.

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